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How to Convert a PDF to Word

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  1. Open PDF to Word and drop in the PDF.
  2. The text is read page by page and arranged into paragraphs and headings.
  3. Download the .docx and open it in Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice.

This keeps the text and page breaks, but not images, tables or exact layout. It suits letters, reports and articles you want to edit.

With Microsoft Word

Word itself can open a PDF: File → Open, choose the PDF and confirm the conversion. It tries to rebuild the layout, including tables, and works best on PDFs that were made from Word documents in the first place.

With Google Docs

Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click it and choose Open with → Google Docs. The text becomes editable; images and complex layouts are often lost.

Scanned PDFs

If the PDF is a scan, it contains pictures of text rather than text. Run OCR PDF first to read the words, then copy them into your document.

Just the words

When you only need the text, not a document, PDF to Text gives plain text you can paste anywhere.

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